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Language code: udm

Technical information about ISO 639 language code udm

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The table below provides technical details for the Udmurt language, designated by the udm code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

udm

Name

Udmurt

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern UdmurtSouthern UdmurtBeserman
Related languages
Komi-ZyrianKomi-PermyakMeadow MariHill Mari
Key facts
Belongs to the Permic branch of the Uralic family, most closely allied to KomiUses a modified Cyrillic script with eight extra letters (Ӝ ӝ, Ӟ ӟ, Ӥ ӥ, Ӵ ӵ) to represent Permic-specific soundsExhibits vowel harmony guiding the choice of many suffixesHas a rich case system of about fifteen grammatical cases, allowing flexible word order that is typically SOVThe earliest known texts are 18th-century Bible translations produced by missionaries.
Sample phrase

Вузьӧ, кыд бадӟым?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Udmurt language, identified by the code udm, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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